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Aah vs Ahh - What's the difference?

aah | ahh |

As interjections the difference between ahh and aah

is that ahh is an alternative spelling of lang=en while aah is indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.

As nouns the difference between ahh and aah

is that ahh is an alternative spelling of lang=en while aah is expression of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.

As verbs the difference between ahh and aah

is that ahh is an alternative spelling of lang=en while aah is to say or exclaim aah.

aah

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.
  • Aah! That's amazing!
  • Indication of joyful pleasure.
  • * 1834 — (Edgar Allan Poe),
  • Yet I remember—aah! how should I forget?
  • Indication of sympathy.
  • Indication of mouth being opened wide.
  • Dentists would always instruct, say aah!
  • To express understanding.
  • Aah . Now I understand.
    The sound of one screaming (with as many a's or h's needed for emphasis.) AAAHH! A bug! A bug! Get it off me! Get it off me!

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Expression of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.
  • Expression of joy and/or pleasure.
  • The exclamation aah.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To say or exclaim aah .
  • # To express amazement or surprise or enthusiasm, especially by the interjection aah .
  • Everyone who came by oohed and aahed over her new appearance.
  • # To express joy or pleasure, especially by the interjection aah .
  • Usage notes

    * Usually the verb is intransitive. The object of feelings usually is indicated by the prepositions over or at; sometimes it occurs as a direct object, especially in passive constructions. * Very often the word is used together with some other verb derived from an interjection. The most common combination is to ooh and aah . Perhaps it should be regarded as a separate lexical item. * The word belongs to the informal style.

    ahh

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 4, Joe Brescia, Twins Graduate From Columbia to Stardom at the Circus, New York Times citation
  • , passage=In any given performance, their tosses and spins and leaps elicit oohs and ahhs from children and adults. }}
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  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • Anagrams

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